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The consolidated BOS <> Readville and BOS <> Braintree schedules use abbreviations (for the origination point, not technically the line).

This.

I mean, look, obviously I think that mass transit makes for better cities, and I believe that mass transit pretty quantifiably moves more people in smaller space than cars do. But, I also do understand why it seems intuitive and obvious to some people that "removing lanes will just make...

I like the first one (left one) as well, with the 2 columns of 3 rows each. That being said, I do also prefer the 47's treatment in the second one; I know you said you were gonna change that, I'm just not sure which direction you're going with.

On a different note, I came across this strip diagram of the old Trackless Trolley routes, which I had never seen before: https://mbtagifts.com/products/mbta-trackless-trolley-route-map

Yeah, I wasn’t necessarily thinking of listing them out, more something like a piece of text “and other bus routes” or something. Are there any stations (on any line) that have a bus connection but not to any frequent routes? (I don’t have a map in front of me, but I think it might be Alewife...

This continues to look amazing. If you are reaching out to the T, I hope you will share this with them. There are some non-MBTA ferries that serve the Seaport. Have you considered adding them? Likewise, an Amtrak-style Logan Express icon at Back Bay?

Looking great! I’ve always loved these diagrams. I second the inclusion of the Mattapan Line. It also does feel a little weird to have North Quincy be higher up than Savin Hill (even though I know this is diagrammatic). Only other thought is that maybe it would be helpful to include...

In general, I agree with you. On the other hand, I can understand the train of logic, that it would be more confusing to have two different visual styles for the Silver Line. This new approach probably creates more "mystery" rather than "clarity" around what the Silver Line actually is... but...

Something I've been thinking about since the T released the new subway map, going into effect with BNRD Phase 1: the T, at long last, is finally recognizing that the Silver Line is sui generis. "Sui generis" is a fancy term that basically means "in a class by itself". Wikipedia provides a range...

Every so often, we discuss additional transit expansion to Chelsea in this thread. Mostly just for posterity, I wanted to call out one of the alternative alignments originally considered for SL3: Source: Silver Line Gateway Alternatives Analysis, Public Meeting, June 19 2013, page 12 of the...

In Boston, the most recent infill was Assembly, which looks like it was... in the mid-2-figure millions? But arguably that was a much larger project than this would be (especially if we could get away with a level pedestrian crossing). As a point of comparison, SL3 originally had funding to the...

Riverway Island/Kent Square/Aspinwall/Francis St/Netherlands: a new infill for Longwood I've referenced this idea sporadically over the last couple of years, and in fact it isn't even originally mine. @davem quietly included it on his crayon map over ten years ago! But in any case, this is a...

Apparently I've been sleeping on this thread for several months. These are both really cool ideas!

That’s why I usually do, unfortunately.

South Coast Rail is nearly complete. IIRC, the vast majority of the remaining timeline is devoted to testing, not construction. Building it and then not using it would be seen as a reckless irresponsible waste of taxpayer money, which is exactly the rhetoric that has animated the Republican...

I think this is spot on, and maybe has broader implications (though I need to chew on that a little bit further to figure out what those implications actually are). As a thought exercise, I doctored a map of Cambridge, bisected by a river (canal) where Mass Ave + Main St are today, with...

Thanks, glad it looks compelling to you! I actually think it might do better on equity grounds than some projects. People from all over the region work in the Seaport, so the benefits would be spread across multiple communities. Compare, for example, to an RLX to Arlington, which "only"...

Great points. But wouldn't the "hard" option also address these needs? But to your point, these development plans would definitely make the "easy" option all the more alluring. The walkshed point is a good one, and does make me wonder about a pedestrian tunnel under the Channel from the Red...

That's hilarious.